Who-s-she-the-cat-s-mother definition

(idiomatic, somewhat dated, UK) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.

- Where is your mother?

- She's making tea in the kitchen.

- Who's 'she', the cat's mother?

- Mother is making tea in the kitchen.

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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of who-s-she-the-cat-s-mother - she's the cat's mother